Tired from my work trip, I’m looking forward to slipping into a hot apple-cinnamon bath tonight using this Fizzbanger bath bomb from Lush This week I went to Las Vegas for work, to the Magic retail trade show and to Accessories the Show. I’m tired from the exhausting trip, but also a bit overwhelmed by …
White Chocolate Box, at Dean & Deluca QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Wear something pretty tonight, whether you’re going out or staying in. You’re doing this for you, not for other people. Make a quick run through your house, tidying up ahead of the weekend. Empty trash cans, take out recycling, wipe down kitchen and …
Vintage Style Valentine Cookies, at Eleni’s Even the most well-maintained home has several small, annoying things that need to get done. If we let all of these pile up, we soon are left with a disorganized home, a disappointing day or two of annoying errands, and maybe even a sense of dread. Today I’m working …
Trader Joes now makes a hot cocoa. My nephews are enjoying it, but I find it too milk-chocolatey for me, I wish it had more dark chocolate in it! Let’s face it – Most of the time, mothering and homemaking is pretty much a thankless job. Even if you have the world’s most unselfish children, …
I just treated myself to this arrangement of spring flowers, to add some cheerful spring colors to my porch Happy St. Brigid’s Day! LOVELY HOLIDAYS, FESTIVALS AND FUN: Imbolc – February 1 and 2 Candlemas – February 2 Superbowl Sunday – February 6 Chinese New Year – February 3 Valentine’s Day – February 14 President’s …
Sweetheart Wreath Kit, at Paper Source I declare this “Create Something Day!” Our society is definitely a consumer culture. Everybody buys, collects, hoards, eats, uses up, and throws things away. Few of us grow, build, make or create. Most of us are very far removed from the methods by which our clothes, houses, cars, food, …
Red Paper Roses Kit, at Paper Source Winter is the perfect time to catch up on our crafting, scrapbooking, writing, baking, knitting, or hobbies. There’s no holiday shopping, wrapping or baking to slow us down. Weather in most parts of the country isn’t nice enough to tempt us outside. If we can resist the distractions …
Pink Heart Jewelry Box Cake, at Dean & Deluca It’s still “Try Something New Week.” Have you challenged yourself to try new things? QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Do you know what friends you’re spending time with this weekend? Get on the phone, Facebook, or your email and make some fun plans! Fill up with …
SUGGESTED PROJECT FOR TODAY: Photo Album Sorting Do you have several messy, disorganized boxes of old family photos that desperately need to be sorted, labeled, annotated, documented, and put in nice acid-free albums? I do! Is your laptop full of new pictures you’ve offloaded from your digital camera? Are those pictures sorted, labeled, or backed …
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of books about happiness: The Happiness Project and Alexandra Stoddard’s Choosing Happiness book most recently. Though I enjoyed the many tips on living a happy life, I wondered why I bought these books. I’m pretty happy (though there are a few things in my life I’m working to fix. …